THE secretary of state for culture, media and sport admitted the controversial issue of e-cigarette smoking must be 'monitored' during a visit to the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

On Friday, the day Warrington Wolves reversed their decision to allow fans to smoke in the stands at the ground, MP Sajid Javid remained defiant that the matter cannot be taken lightly.

"I think the important thing when it comes to issues like that, the really important issues of health, you always need to be driven by the evidence," he said.

"E-cigarettes have really taken off in last 2-3 years so the important thing is to keep monitoring it and look at the evidence."

During his time at the ground, Mr Javid was given a tour of the club's 'heritage timeline' and talked through the pillars of success behind the Wolves Foundation and believes the country can take note from the work being done at the charity.

"I think it is a lesson for sports clubs around the country, not just rugby, but also football and cricket," he added.

"It is a two-way relationship, the more you do for the community as a club, the more community will like you and get involved in sport and support you.

"Everyone understands it has been a challenging time for councils. But some councils show real leadership and can both control the money that that spend and make sure they are doing plenty for the community."

He also enquired about the whereabouts of Wolfie, adding: "Does Wolfie help? Is he pulling his weight?"

On the trip, he was visited by Warrington South MP David Mowat, who has closely witnessed the foundation's growth and believes it is now getting the recognition it deserves.

"Since I have been the MP, every interaction with foundation has been positive and one of our jobs is to make people like the secretary of state aware of the good things being done in places like this," he said.

"So then he can potentially encourage it to happen in other places. If every town had a Warrington Wolves Foundation, the country would be better."

The foundation has recently received confirmation of further resources from the Heritage Lottery Fund for its new 'Pass it Back' project which will see an outreach of their heritage into schools and community groups.